Ethiopia: First 137 Business Mentors and 20 Startups to Graduate under the Young Africa Works in Ethiopia Program

Ethiopia’s first cohort of 137 business mentors for startups and SMEs and 20 startup enterprises will graduate at a special ceremony to be held later this month. The… Read more »

Africa: School Leaders Can Shape Africa's Future

More children and young people in Africa have access to schooling, but unfortunately, being in school does not automatically result in learning at school. The continent faces a… Read more »

Rwanda: Online Learning in Rwanda Facilitated through a Partnership between the VVOB, the Mastercard Foundation's Leaders in Teaching Initiative, and the Enabel

With the support of the Mastercard Foundation, the Belgian Government (the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation-DGD), and VVOB – education for development, 3,000… Read more »

Nigeria: 560,000 Young People in Nigeria to Secure Work Through Babban Gona Mastercard Foundation Partnership

560,000 individuals, predominantly youth and women, will have access to dignified and fulfilling work by 2022, through the Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works in Nigeria… Read more »

Africa: African Resilience in the Wake of a Pandemic

What started out as a straight forward project with every member of the team aware of their role based on competencies and skills, turned into a journey of possibilities. Read more »

Africa: New Platform Curates African Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic

A new digital platform, COVIDHQ Africa, provides African perspectives on issues related to the global pandemic. Driven by the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Zain Verjee… Read more »

Africa: Presenting: "The Bamboo That Bends" by Brian Ongadi

COVIDHQ Editorial Team  | There's a saying that goes, 'the bamboo that bends is better than the oak that resists' by Brian Ongadi Read more »

Nigeria: Unlimited Access to Learning for More than 100 Million Young Nigerians from New E-learning Platform Launched by Data Science Nigeria and the Mastercard Foundation

Officially launched today, the new Learn at Home audio e-learning platform will provide free, online, and unlimited learning access to more than   100 million Nigerian… Read more »

Ghana: Three Ghanaian Startups Named Top Performers and Secure Support from the Mastercard Foundation and MEST Express Accelerator Program

MEST, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, today  announced the top three performing Ghanaian tech startups that recently graduated from its Beta 2020 cohort of the… Read more »

Ethiopia: 42,000 Direct Jobs for Vulnerable Groups in Ethiopia will be Created by FDRE Jobs Creation Commission in Collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation and Five Local Implementing Partners

FDRE Jobs Creation Commission, in alignment with Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy, has designed and launched a three-year inclusive and innovative project,… Read more »

Rwanda: EF Education First in Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and the Rwanda Development Board Expands Upskilling Program to Boost Tourism and Hospitality Industry in Rwanda

EF Education First (EF) announced today the second phase of an ambitious English language and service skills training program, which aims to upskill workers in the tourism and… Read more »

Africa: Ananse.com Partners with the Mastercard Foundation and DHL to Connect 1,000 African Fashion Designers and Artists to Global Markets

Beautiful things, made by Africa, delivered globally. This is how best to summarize Ananse Africa, a startup ecommerce platform, launched today, in Johannesburg and Lagos,… Read more »

Rwanda: ESPartners Supports 144 SMEs in Rwanda as Part of their Komeza and Tourism Inc Programs

In the past year, ESPartners (ESP) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation's Hanga Ahazaza and Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience programs in Rwanda, provided technical and… Read more »

Ghana: Boost Ghana and KudiGo Selected as the First Cohort of the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator

Both companies enable informal micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Ghana to grow their businesses and better leverage digital commerce Read more »

Kenya: Building a Resilient Business Amidst a Pandemic: How a Young Female Entrepreneur from Africa is Keeping a Business Afloat During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Urban economies in growing cities, such as Nairobi, rely partly on the contribution of tradespeople like plumbers, electricians, and painters. Many live in informal, low-income… Read more »

Rwanda: Call for Start-ups to Apply as Tourism Inc Incubator Launches its 4th Round of Support for Tourism and Hospitality Businesses in Rwanda

ESPartners (ESP) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation's Hanga Ahazaza initiative has launched their fourth call for applications for innovative start-ups to join its… Read more »

Nigeria: Nourishing Africa Partners with the Mastercard Foundation and U.S. African Development Foundation to Train 2,000 Young Agripreneurs and Provide Small Grants to 125 MSMEs in Nigeria

The Entrepreneur Support Program (ESP) is designed to support grassroots MSMEs across the Nigerian agriculture and food landscapes to rebuild and strengthen their businesses. Read more »

West Africa: African Education Institutions to be Strengthened through I&P Education to Employment (IP2E) and Mastercard Foundation Partnership

Today, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), via I&P Education to Employment (IP2E), announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation that will support businesses in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Tourism Sector to Benefit from the Country's First Travel and Leisure Platform

Today, startup studio 1888EC announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to create the country's first travel and leisure platform aimed at creating digital solutions… Read more »

Nigeria: Training Kicks Off for 40,000 Young People in Lagos, Kano, and Kaduna through the Young Africa Works-IITA Program Focused on Agribusiness

The Young Africa Works-IITA training commences today and will  focus on building the capacity of 40,000 young Nigerian women and men between the ages of 18-35 years to… Read more »

Nigeria: 3,000 Children in Nigeria Educated on COVID-19 through Beyond the Classroom Foundation Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation

Today, Beyond the Classroom Foundation announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to build ongoing efforts to educate children about the COVID-19 virus. With support… Read more »

Nigeria: 10,000 Women to Benefit from Value Seeds COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Intervention in Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation

10,000 women in Nigeria will be selected as direct beneficiaries of a two-year agricultural intervention, as Value Seeds launches their COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience… Read more »

Nigeria: 40,000 Young People in Nigeria to Benefit from Young Africa Works-IITA Project Training Program

In May this year, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to start the Young Africa Works-IITA Project. This project was… Read more »

Nigeria: Project SafeUp to Provide Free PPE to Nigerians

In an effort to promote health safety for Nigerians amidst the ongoing pandemic, My World of Bags (MWOB), a bag design and manufacturing company, is… Read more »

Ghana: Nine Million Children in Ghana to Benefit from Learning Programmes Supported by UNICEF and Mastercard Foundation Partnership

The Mastercard Foundation and UNICEF have joined forces to advance the efforts of the Ministry of Education and Ghana Education Service to provide quality and equitable learning… Read more »